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So why shoot instant film? There’s certainly a factor of nostalgia involved for those of a certain ageI used the Lomo’Instant at a birthday party attended by 30-somethings and their young progeny, and I was asked more than a few times if I could still buy instant film. Photographers with an artistic streak are often drawn to alternative processes, and the Instax certainly qualifiesthe multiple exposure modes certainly appeal to art photographers looking to experiment with image capture. And, let’s face it, watching an image develop in front of your eyes is a lot of fun. The Lomo’Instant measures 3.75 by 5.5 by 2.2 inches (HWD) and weighs 13.4 ounces when loaded with batteries and a film pack. We received the Black Edition for review, which doesn’t include a lot of extra accessories. The Instant can also be had in a white leatherette finish for the same price, or in the Sanremo Edition for $ 139. If you’re willing to spend a little bit more, you can pay a $ 30 premium over the standard price of any of the three editions and receive a package that also includes Fisheye, Portrait, and Closeup lens attachments. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to check out these other lenses when I was shooting with the Instant. The power switch is located at the bottom of the lens board, with settings for off, A, C Flash, and C. You’ll want to use A indoors with the flash, as it’s really required to get a proper exposure. C Flash is recommended for use for long exposures with a flash in conjunction with the Bulb shutter, and C disables the flash and gives you a bit more control over exposure. Also on the bottom is the switch to toggle between the standard 1/125-second shutter speed and Bulb exposure. The top of the lens board houses a dial to adjust the apertureit’s set at f/16 by default, but can be adjusted to f/8, f/11, f16, and f/22along with a shutter release and a thread for a shutter release cable. Using a cable along with a tripod is recommended for long Bulb exposures. The switch labeled MX allows you to capture multiple exposures on a single frame; you can fire the shutter as many times as you like when it’s in the MX position, and eject the frame by moving it down to an unlabeled position. Manual focus is required. The lens is a 27mm (full-frame equivalent) prime; the wide field of view and narrow aperture capture quite a large depth of field, so zone focus is possible. When the lens board is closest to the film plane, the camera captures everything from 1 meter to infinity in focus, and using the focus lever to extend it away from the body allows for close focus from 0.4 to 0.9 meter. There are no markings for feet or inches, so you’ll have to think metric when focusingjust remember that 1 meter is about 3.3 feet. The optical viewfinder is fixed and offset from the lens, but the Instant doesn’t focus close enough for parallax to be an issue when framing images. The Lomo’Instant is powered by four AAA batteries. I was supplied with two packs of film for this revieweach pack holds 10 shotsand had no issues using a charged set of Eneloop batteries to shoot both packs. There is one other cool feature of notethere’s a mirror on the front of the camera, next to the lens. And yes, it’s there for selfies. It will give you an idea of where your face is in relation to lens so you can grab a quick shot of yourself or yourself and a friend. If you’re considering an instant camera, you’ve actually got a few choices in today’s market. You can go the true retro route and buy an old Polaroid camera on eBay, but you’ll be limited to using film from the Impossible Project, which is expensive at around $ 3 per shot. But its square format and large size may make that cost worth it, especially if you don’t shoot at a high volume. Fuji itself makes a few cameras that use the Instax Mini format, including the Mini 90 ($ 149.99) and Mini 8 ($ 99.99). For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2472005,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530

Samsung wants to make your dream, ahem, a reality. The South Korean electronics giant has unveiled Project Beyond, a pioneering (and pretty cool) 3-D, 360-degree camera designed to let people record their own virtual reality video. Related: Hate Flying? This Dreamy (or Dorky) Virtual Reality Helmet Could Help You Escape the Experience. For what it’s worth, Samsung claims it to be the first of its kind. Like, ever. Project Beyond, shown off at Samsungs developers conference just hours ago, transports users from their dull, real-life existences into the digital beyond, capturing and streaming three-dimensional videos in crisp high-resolution 3-D. It can stream events in real-time and stash the data for future viewing. Plus, it uses stereoscopic interleaved capture and 3D-aware stitching technology to see scenes, just as the human eye does. Related: Game Over? Oculus Fans Outraged By Facebook Purchase The disc-like all-black gizmo, dreamed up by Samsungs U.S.-based Think Tank team, promises to teleport you to the places and events you always wanted to see. With 16 cameras stashed inside and ultra-wide lenses built to jam out video at one gigapixel per second, it certainly has the gear to. But apparently not without pairing it with Samsungs Gear VR virtual reality headset. Unfortunately neither is available yet. While the Gear VR goes on sale next month , who knows when Project Beyond will hit store shelves. Samsung isnt even calling it a product yet. Instead, the company calls it one of our many exciting projects currently under development. For now, the futuristic, tripod-mounted VR dreamweaver is merely an operational version of the device, and just a taste of what the final system we are working with will be capable of. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://finance.yahoo.com/news/virtual-reality-meets-diy-samsungs-215919840.html

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